Another year of brilliance from the UAAP and the NCAA during the 2024-2025 athletic season will be celebrated in the 2025 San Miguel Corporation-Collegiate Press Corps (SMC-CPC) Awards Night.
Top student-athletes, the best coaches, and the people behind a sustained high-level of competition across the collegiate scenes will be given their due flowers on Monday at the Discovery Suites Manila in Ortigas, Pasig.
As the CPC continues to expand its elite honor roll three years after its inception, football will be recognized for the first time by a group of esteemed journalists from both print and online media presented by the Philippine Sports Commission, Pilipinas Live and GMA.
This year’s awards night will honor the stellar student-athletes of UAAP Season 87 and NCAA Season 100 with CPC Men’s Basketball Player of the Year Clint Escamis of Mapua headlining a total of 26 awardees.
Escamis shone brightly as he steered the Cardinals to their first title after a long and winding 33-year wait following a sweep of the College of St. Benilde Blazers.
Also to feted are Ateneo’s Kacey Dela Rosa, CSB’s Allen Liwag, La Salle’s Kevin Quiambao and Mike Phillips, NU’s Cielo Pagdulagan, UST’s Kent Pastrana of UST, Louna Ozar of UP, Elaine Etang of Adamson, coaches Goldwin Monteverde of UP, Randy Alcantara of Mapua and NU’s Aris Dimaunahan.
Graduating volleyball star Bella Belen will also honored along with fellow NU icon Leo Aringo, Benilde’s Zam Nolasco and Arellano’s Carl Berdal, volleyball coaches Dante Alinsunurin and returning Sherwin Meneses of NU, Arellano’s Bryan Vitug and Benilde’s Jerry Yee, FEU’s Mon Diansuy and Carmela Altiche and Amir Aningalan of San Beda to round out the awardees.
A Special Citation Award will also be bestowed on the NCAA following a century of excellence that has ensured there will never be a shortage of generational talents in Philippine sports.
